1966 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1966-Giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1966 1–12–1 8th NFL Eastern Allie Sherman Wellington Mara Raymond J. Walsh Yankee Stadium Did not qualify Giants seasons CB Spider Lockhart The 1966 New York Giants season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Giants looking to improve on their 7–7 record from 1965. However, they finished in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 1–12–1 record, the worst in franchise history. 1966 New York Giants Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1966.htm May 4, 2009 New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ January 13, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033049/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ April 29, 2009 live The 12 losses set a single-season team record that was matched four times before being broken in 2017. Henry Tyler Giants set unwanted franchise record with 13th loss USA Today December 24, 2017 http://giantswire.usatoday.com/2017/12/24/new-york-giants-franchise-record-13th-loss/ January 6, 2018 The 1966 Giants surrendered the most points in NFL history for a 14-game season.Team Game Finder Query Results: In a single season, from 1960 to 1977, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Allowed Pro Football Reference http://pfref.com/tiny/TFCyB January 27, 2012Pasquarelli Len Schedule expansion gaining momentum ESPN May 18, 2009 https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=4173119 January 27, 2012 They allowed 501 points in 14 games, or an average of 35.8 points per game. This total broke the league record for the most points given up in a season.Whittingham Richard Illustrated History of the New York Giants Triumph Books 2005 Chicago, Illinois 143 1-57243-641-7 The next most points allowed by a Giants team was 451 in the 2019 season, which was 16 games. The Giants allowed opponents to score more than 30 points in eight of the 14 games, and gave up over 50 points three times. They are the only team in history to give up 500 points in a 14-game season. On November 27, the Giants played the highest-scoring game in NFL history, losing to the Washington Redskins, 72–41 Redskins Set Mark In 72–41 Win Over Giants Park City Daily News Associated Press November 28, 1966 9 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WOYcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CpcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7069,2636909 October 3, 2010 and making them the last team until the 2023 Denver Broncos to surrender at least 70 points in a regular season game.De la Fuente Homero Almasy Steve Miami Dolphins score 70 points and take a knee rather than take a shot at NFL scoring mark CNN September 24, 2023 https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/24/sport/nfl-dolphins-70-points-spt-intl/index.html October 19, 2023 It was the first of three straight games in which the Giants gave up more than 45 points; they allowed 49 points against the Cleveland Browns and 47 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. Off-season NFL draft 1966 NFL draft 1966 New York Giants 1 10 Francis Peay Offensive tackle Missouri yes 2 33 Don Davis Defensive tackle Cal State Los Angeles yes 3 40 Tom Fisher Linebacker Tennessee no 5 75 Bill Briggs Defensive end Iowa no 7 104 Phil Harris Safety Texas yes 8 113 Charlie Harper Offensive tackle Oklahoma State yes 8 113 Bill Matan Wide receiver Kansas State no 9 132 Freeman White Tight end Nebraska yes 10 151 Jeff Smith Linebacker USC yes 11 165 Cliff Wilder Wide receiver Iowa no 12 179 Ken Avery Linebacker Southern Miss yes no no Undrafted free agents + 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCornelius BarrettDefensive tackleSt. Paul's (Virginia) Roster 1966 New York Giants 18 Tom Kennedy quarterback y 19 Gary Wood 27 Steve Bowman American football y 30 Allen Jacobs 23 Ernie Koy Jr. P 41 Dan Lewis American football 29 Chuck Mercein 45 Homer Jones American football 33 Pep Menefee y no 40 Joe Morrison 89 Bobby Crespino 88 Aaron Thomas American football 63 Bookie Bolin G 65 Pete Case G 66 Roger Davis American football T 62 Darrell Dess G 61 Charlie Harper American football y G 53 Greg Larson C 55 Bob ScholtzC/T 55 Joe Wellborn y no C 69 Willie Young offensive tackle, born 1943 y T 83 Glen Condren DE/DT 76 Don Davis defensive tackle DT 75 Jim Katcavage DE 70 Bill Matan y no DE 74 Jim Moran no DT 72 Jim Prestel DT 58 Mike Ciccolella y MLB 87 Jerry HillebrandOLB/MLB 38 Stan Sczurek OLB 57 Jeff Smith no y OLB 81 Freeman White y OLB 28 Henry Carr FS 48 Clarence Childs American football CB 26 Wendell Harris SS 46 Phil Harris y no SS 43 Carl Lockhart CB 22 Dick Lynch CB 20 Jimmy Patton CB/S 3 Pete Gogolak K 77 Rosey Davis DE IR 24 Tucker Frederickson RB IR 70 Jim Garcia DE IR -- John LoVetere DT IR -- Randy Minniear y RB IR 11 Earl Morrall QB IR 78 Francis Peay y T IR 33 Smith Reed no RB IR 85 Del Shofner WR IR 52 Bill Swain LB IR 25 Larry Vargo LB IR Jim Fulgham y no DT Ted Holman no y CB Peterson Matthews no y WR Roger Milici no WR Bobby Post no y QB Randy Staten y G Gerald Stevenson no y RB Owen Thomas y no G Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 34–34 0–0–1 Pitt Stadium 37,693 2 September 18 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–52 0–1–1 Cotton Bowl 60,010 3 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–35 0–2–1 Franklin Field 60,177 4 October 2 Cleveland Browns L 7–28 0–3–1 Yankee Stadium 62,916 5 October 9 at St. Louis Cardinals L 19–24 0–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,893 6 October 16 Washington Redskins W 13–10 1–4–1 Yankee Stadium 62,865 7 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles L 3–31 1–5–1 Yankee Stadium 63,018 8 Bye 9 November 6 St. Louis Cardinals L 17–20 1–6–1 Yankee Stadium 62,967 10 November 13 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–55 1–7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 34,746 11 November 20 Atlanta Falcons L 16–27 1–8–1 Yankee Stadium 62,746 12 November 27 at Washington Redskins L 41–72 1–9–1 D.C. Stadium 50,439 13 December 4 at Cleveland Browns L 40–49 1–10–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 61,651 14 December 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–47 1–11–1 Yankee Stadium 62,658 15 December 18 Dallas Cowboys L 7–17 1–12–1 Yankee Stadium 62,735 Game summaries Week 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers Week One: New York Giants (0–0) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (0–0) New York Giants 1966 2;text-align:center; 17 0 3 17 7 10 7 7 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh September 11 64 °F °C Steelers Giants First quarter New York – Homer Jones 75-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 7–0 Pittsburgh – Gary Ballman 9-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), 7–7 Second quarter New York – Bobby Crespino 19-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 14–7. Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 6-yard run (Clark kick), 14–14. New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Giants 17–14. Third quarter Pittsburgh – Simmons 21-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 21–17 Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 25-yard field goal, Steelers 24–17. Pittsburgh – John Hilton 31-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 31–17. Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 14-yard field goal, Steelers 31–20. New York – Homer Jones 98-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) Steelers 31–27. New York – Wendall Harris 72-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Giants 34–31. Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 41-yard field goal, 34–34. Top Passers Giants – Earl Morrall: 10/18, 273 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Steelers – Bill Nelsen: 16/27, 265 yds, 3 TD Top rushers Giants – Chuck Mercein: 8 car, 14 yds Steelers – Willie Asbury: 18 car, 83 yds. 1 TD Top receivers Giants – Homer Jones: 2 rec, 173 yds. 2 TD Steelers – Gary Ballman: 5 rec, 114 yds. 1 TD Box Score Week 2 at Dallas Cowboys Week Two: New York Giants (0–0–1) at Dallas Cowboys (0–0) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 14 0 7 0 0 7 7 24 Cowboys Giants Cotton Bowl, Dallas September 18 73 °F °C Box Score First quarter Dallas – Don Perkins 1-yard rush (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0. Second quarter New York – Homer Jones 20-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) 7–7. Dallas – Bob Hayes 74-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7. Dallas – Danny Villanueva 12-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7. Dallas – Dan Reeves 2-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 24–7. Dallas – Dan Reeves 1-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 31–7. Third quarter Dallas – Bob Hayes 39-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 38–7. Dallas – Dan Reeves 19-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 45–7. Fourth quarter Dallas – Cornell Green 41-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 52–7 Top Passers Giants – Earl Morrall: 9/25, 106 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Cowboys – Don Meredith: 14/24, 358 yds, 5 TD Top rushers Giants – Chuck Mercein: 11 car, 83 yds Cowboys – Don Perkins: 16 car, 52 yds, 1 TD Top receivers Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 46 yds. 1 TD Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 6 rec, 195 yds. 2 TD Week 3 at Philadelphia Eagles Week Three: New York Giants (0–1–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–1) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 7 7 7 7 0 3 7 14 Eagles Giants Franklin Field, Philadelphia September 25 55 °F °C Box Score First quarter Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 7–0. Second quarter Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 7-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 14–0. Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 37-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 21–0. New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal. Eagles 21–3. Third quarter New York– Homer Jones 34-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Eagles 21–10. Philadelphia – Earl Gros 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 28–10. Fourth quarter Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 35 – 10. New York – Joe Morrison 8-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Eagles 35 – 17. Top Passers Giants – Earl Morrall: 14/25, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Eagles – Norm Snead: 10/18, 179 yds, 3 TD Top rushers Giants – Chuck Mercein: 18 car, 82 yds Eagles – Timmy Brown: 16 car, 40 yds, 1 TD Top receivers Giants – Homer Jones: 5 rec, 95 yds. 1 TD Eagles – Pete Retzlaff: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD Week 4 vs Cleveland Browns Week Four: New York Giants (0–2–1) vs Cleveland Browns (1–2) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 0 0 0 14 7 7 0 7 Giants Browns Yankee Stadium, New York City October 2 52 °F °C Box Score First quarter Cleveland – Milt Morin 20-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 7–0. Second quarter Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 3-yard rush (Groza kick), Browns 14–0. New York– Homer Jones 17-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Browns 14–7. Third quarter Fourth quarter Cleveland – Ernie Green 14-yard rush (Groza kick), Browns 21–7. Cleveland – Paul Warfield 9-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 28–7. Top Passers Browns – Frank Ryan: 14/24, 171 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Giants – Earl Morrall: 10/23, 177 yds, 3 INT Top rushers Browns – Leroy Kelly: 20 car, 138 yds. 1 TD Giants – Dan Lewis: 9 car, 24 yds, Top receivers Browns – Gary Collins: 4 rec, 88 yds. Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 88 yds. 1 TD Week 5 at St. Louis Cardinals Week Five: New York Giants (0–3–1) at St. Louis Cardinals (4–0) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 7 0 17 6 10 3 0 0 Cardinals Giants Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis October 9 64 °F °C Box Score First quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 32-yard field goal. Giants 3–0. New York– Homer Jones 9-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 10–0. Second quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Giants 13–0. Third quarter St. Louis – Johnny Roland 2-yard rush (Bakken kick), Giants 13–7. Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 16–7. St. Louis – Bobby Joe Conrad 40-yard pass from Johnny Roland (Bakken kick), Giants 16–14. New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 19–14. St. Louis – Billy Gambrell 30-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 21–19. St. Louis – Jim Bakken 36-yard field goal, Cardinals 24–19. Top Passers Giants – Earl Morrall: 19/35, 162 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 8/17, 139 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers Giants – Ernie Koy Jr.: 22 car, 81 yds, Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 19 car, 60 yds. 1 TD Top receivers Giants – Aaron Thomas: 8 rec, 86 yds. Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 49 yds. Week 6 vs Washington Redskins Week Six: New York Giants (0–4–1) vs Washington Redskins (3–2) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 0 0 10 0 3 7 0 3 Giants Redskins Yankee Stadium, New York October 16 64 °F °C Box Score First quarter Washington – Charlie Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Redskins 3–0. Second quarter Washington – Bobby Mitchell 7-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 10–0. New York – Pete Gogolak 15-yard field goal, Redskins 10–3. Third quarter Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal, Redskins 10–6. New York – Aaron Thomas 29-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 13–10. Top Passers Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 9/20, 125 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Giants – Earl Morrall: 5/14, 139 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Redskins – Steve Thurlow: 11 car, 44 yds. Giants – Chuck Mercein: 14 car, 37 yds, Top receivers Redskins – Bobby Mitchell: 2 rec, 58 yds. 1 TD Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 146 yds. Week 7 vs Philadelphia Eagles Week Seven: New York Giants (1–4–1) vs Philadelphia Eagles (3–3) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 0 0 0 7 0 24 3 0 Giants Eagles Yankee Stadium, New York City October 23 59 °F °C Box Score First quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Giants 3–0. Second quarter Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 7–3. Philadelphia – Sam Baker 15-yard field goal, Eagles 10–3. Philadelphia – Earl Gros 2-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 17–3. Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 18-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 24–3. Third quarter Fourth quarter Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 31–3. Top Passers Eagles – Norm Snead: 8/13, 100 yds, 2 TD 1 INT Giants – Gary Wood: 10/21, 141 yds, 3 INT Top rushers Eagles – Timmy Brown: 21 car, 100 yds Giants – Chuck Mercein: 9 car, 27 yds Top receivers Eagles – Timmy Brown: 5 rec, 66 yds. 1 TD Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 66 yds Week 9 vs St. Louis Cardinals Week Nine: New York Giants (1–5–1) at St. Louis Cardinals (6–1–1) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 0 14 10 3 0 3 0 7 Giants Cardinals Yankee Stadium, New York City November 6 48 °F °C Box Score First quarter Second quarter St. Louis – Jim Bakken 20-yard field goal, Cardinals 3–0. New York – Jerry Hillebrand 31-yard interception return (Pete Gogolak kick), Giants 7–3. Third quarter St. Louis – Jackie Smith 69-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 10–7. St. Louis – Prentice Gautt 8-yard pass from Terry Nofsinger (Bakken kick), Cardinals 17–7. Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Cardinals 17–10. St. Louis – Jim Bakken 41-yard field goal, Cardinals 20–10. New York – Joe Morrison 7-yard pass from Gary Wood (Pete Gogolak kick), Cardinals 20–17. Top Passers Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 7/19, 123 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Giants – Gary Wood: 15/33, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 23 car, 76 yds. Giants – Chuck Mercein: 7 car, 15 yds, Top receivers Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 103 yds 1 TD Giants – Joe Morrison: 5 rec, 95 yds 1 TD. Week 10 at Los Angeles Rams Week Ten: New York Giants (1–6–1) at Los Angeles Rams (4–5) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 10 0 21 7 0 7 14 10 Rams Giants Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles November 13 62 °F °C Box Score First quarter Los Angeles – Tom Moore 11-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 7–0. Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 14–0. Second quarter New York – Henry Carr 101-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Rams 14–7. Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 12-yard field goal, Rams 17–7. Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 24–7. Third quarter Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 27–7. Los Angeles – Irv Cross 60-yard interception return (Gossett kick, Rams 34–7. Fourth quarter Los Angeles – Tom Moore 4-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 41–7. New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Rams 41–14. Los Angeles – Les Josephson 4-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 48–14. Los Angeles – Bucky Pope 14-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 55–14. Top Passers Giants – Tom Kennedy: 8/18, 126 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rams – Roman Gabriel: 24/35, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Giants – Allen Jacobs: 5 car, 20 yds, Rams – Dick Bass: 19 car, 106 yds. Top receivers Giants – Joe Morrison: 4 rec, 71 yds 1 TD Rams – Marlin McKeever: 7 rec, 115 yds Week 11 vs Atlanta Falcons Week Eleven: New York Giants (1–7–1) vs Atlanta Falcons (0–9) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 7 7 6 7 7 6 0 3 Giants Falcons Yankee Stadium, New York City November 20 36 °F °C Box Score First quarter Atlanta – Ernie Wheelwright 9-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Kirouac kick), Falcons 7–0. Second quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 24-yard field goal, Falcons 7–3. Atlanta – Vern Burke 8-yard pass from Randy Johnson, Falcons 13–3. Third quarter Atlanta – Ernie Wheelwright 6-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Kirouac kick), Falcons 20–3. New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Falcons 20–10. Fourth quarter Atlanta – Randy Johnson 3-yard rush (Kirouac kick), Falcons 27–10. New York – Joe Morrison 12-yard rush, Falcons 27–16. Top Passers Falcons – Randy Johnson 15/25, 177 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Giants – Tom Kennedy: 18/33, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Falcons – Junior Coffey: 16 car, 64 yds. Giants – Joe Morrison: 17 car, 91 yds 1 TD Top receivers Falcons – Ernie Wheelwright: 5 rec, 35 yds 2 TD Giants – Aaron Thomas: 5 rec, 83 yds Week 12 at Washington Redskins 1966 New York Giants–Washington Redskins game Week Twelve: New York Giants (1–8–1) at Washington Redskins (5–6) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 14 14 24 13 0 14 13 21 Redskins Giants D.C. Stadium, Washington D.C. November 27 42 °F °C Box Score First quarter Washington – A.D. Whitfield 5-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen, Redskins 6–0. Washington – A.D. Whitfield 63-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 13–0. Second quarter Washington – Brig Owens 62-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–0. New York – Allen Jacobs 6-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–7. Washington – A.D. Whitfield 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 27–7. Washington – Joe Don Looney 9-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–7. New York – Gary Wood 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–14. Third quarter New York – Jim Morrison 41-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–21. Washington – Charley Taylor 32-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–21. New York – Homer Jones 50-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–28. Washington – Charley Taylor 74-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 48–28. Fourth quarter Washington – Rickie Harris 52-yard punt return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 55–28. Washington – Brig Owens 60-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–28. New York – Aaron Thomas 18-yard pass from Tom Kennedy, Redskins 62–34. New York – Dan Lewis 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–41. Washington – Bobby Mitchell 45-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 69–41. Washington – Charlie Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Redskins 72–41. Top Passers Giants – Tom Kennedy: 13/21, 165 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 10/16, 145 yds, 3 TD Top rushers Giants – Joe Morrison: 16 car, 59 yds, Redskins – A.D. Whitfield: 6 car, 74 yds. 2 TD Top receivers Giants – Homer Jones: 6 rec, 85 yds.1TD Redskins – Charley Taylor: 6 rec, 124 yds. 2 TD2024, this game has the highest total number of points scored by both teams in an NFL game and is the only game with a final score of 72–41.Highest-scoring NFL games of all time Fox Sports June 14, 2024 https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/highest-scoring-nfl-games-all-time November 6, 2024All Games in Pro Football History with a 72 to 41 score https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=72&pts_lose=41 February 7, 2024 Pro Football Reference en Week 13 at Cleveland Browns Week Thirteen: New York Giants (1–9–1) at Cleveland Browns (7–4) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 14 6 21 3 14 17 7 7 Browns Giants Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland December 4 18 °F °C Box Score First quarter New York – Clarence Childs 90-yard kickoff return (Gogolak kick), Giants 7–0. New York – Gary Wood 5-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Giants 14–0. Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 1-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 14–7. Second quarter New York – Gary Wood 16-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Giants 21–7. Cleveland – Gary Collins 3-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Giants 21–14. New York – Joe Morrison 33-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Giants 28–14. New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Giants 31–14. Third quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 13-yard field goal, Giants 34–14. Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 3-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 34–21. New York – Pete Gogolak 38-yard field goal, Giants 37–21. Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 2-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 37–28. Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 16-yard field goal, Giants 40–28. Cleveland – Ralph Smith 19-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Giants 40–35. Cleveland – Ernie Green 31-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 42–40. Cleveland – Bill Glass 13-yard fumble return (Groza kick), Browns 49–40. Top Passers Giants – Gary Wood: 9/18, 120 yds, 1 TD Browns – Frank Ryan: 16/27, 326 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers Giants – Allen Jacobs: 26 car, 94 yds Browns – Leroy Kelly: 13 car, 126 yds. 3 TD Top receivers Giants – Joe Morrison: 5 rec, 75 yds. 1 TD Browns – Gary Collins: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD Week 14 vs Pittsburgh Steelers Week Fourteen: New York Giants (1–10–1) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (3–8–1) New York Giants 1966 2;text-align:center; 7 21 7 7 5 14 0 14 Yankee Stadium, New York City December 11 54 °F °C Giants Steelers First quarter Pittsburgh – Safety, Spider Lockhart stepped out of endzone, Steelers 2–0. Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 12-yard field goal, Steelers 5–0. Second quarter Pittsburgh – Amos Bullocks 13-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 12–0. New York – Aaron Thomas 1-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 12–7. Pittsburgh – Dick Leftridge 2-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 19–7. New York – Homer Jones 82-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 19–14. Third quarter Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 1-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 26–14. Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 1-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 33–14. New York – Aaron Thomas 5-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 33–21. Pittsburgh – Cannonball Butler 66-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 40–21. Fourth quarter Pittsburgh – Dick Leftridge 2-yard run (extra point pass successful), Steelers 47–21. New York – Bobby Crespino 16-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 47–28. Top Passers Steelers – Bill Nelsen: 17/31, 322 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Giants– Tom Kennedy: 14/24, 229 yds, 4 TD Top rushers Steelers – Willie Asbury: 9 car, 19 yds. 2 TD Giants – Allen Jacobs: 14 car, 60 yds Top receivers Steelers – Cannonball Butler: 2 rec, 80 yds. 1 TD Giants – Homer Jones: 3 rec, 111 yds. 1 TD Box Score Week 15 vs Dallas Cowboys Week Fifteen: New York Giants (1–11–1) vs Dallas Cowboys (9–3–1) New York Giants 1966 2; text-align:center 0 0 7 10 7 0 0 0 Giants Cowboys Yankee Stadium, New York City December 18 50 °F °C Box Score First quarter Dallas – George Andrie 6-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0. Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter New York – Joe Morrison 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), 7–7. Dallas – Bob Hayes 41-yard pass from Craig Morton (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7. Dallas – Danny Villanueva 10-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7. Top Passers Cowboys – Craig Morton: 6/9, 88 yds, 1 TD Giants – Gary Wood: 14/28, 198 yds, 2 INT Top rushers Cowboys – Don Perkins: 10 car, 41 yds Giants – Allen Jacobs: 11 car, 28 yds Top receivers Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 7 rec, 99 yds,1 TD Giants – Joe Morrison: 6 rec, 131 yds Standings Statistics Team leaders Category Player(s) Value Rank Passing yards Gary Wood 1,142 15th Passing touchdowns Earl Morrall/Tom Kennedy 7 t12th Rushing yards Chuck Mercein 327 29th Rushing touchdowns Gary Wood 3 27th Receiving yards Homer Jones1,044 4th Receiving touchdowns Homer Jones 8 t6th Points Pete Gogolak77 17th Kickoff return yards Clarence Childs855 3rd Punt return yards Spider Lockhart 113 10th Interceptions Spider Lockhart 6 t4thSacksJim Katcavage6.5 t24th Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL.Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2021/07/pre-1982-sacks-added-to-pro-football-reference/ 2023-12-18 Sports-Reference.com en League rankings CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank(out of 15)Passing offense2,475176.89thRushing offense1,457104.112thTotal offense3,932280.89thPassing defense2,892206.614thRushing defense2,053146.614thTotal defense4,945353.214th See also 1966 NFL season References 2 Category:1960s in the Bronx New York Giants New York Giants Category:Events at Yankee Stadium Category:New York Giants seasons